What is the best method to deal with bed bugs problem? The answer is prevention. Yes, you can exterminate them with using bed bugs spray and other product to kill these bugs. But, if you don’t take any movement to prevent them coming into your house, the same problem will occur again in the future. You need to remember, bed bugs come isn’t because your place is dirty. It doesn’t matter if you clean your place regularly or not, there is chance that you will get bed bugs problem. So, here are methods to prevent the problem.

Essential Oil

You can use essential oil to keep the bugs away. There are many different essential that can be used for this purpose, such as:

Cinnamon

Lemongrass

Clove

Peppermint

Lavender

Thyme

Tea tree

Eucalyptus

Use them as spray for easier use. You can spray them on your bag, shoes, clothes, so, when you travelling you won’t carry the bugs to your home. You also can spray it on your bed, so it won’t infest your bed again.

Protective Covers

This is simple method, but it’s quite effective to prevent bed bugs problem. You can find plastic covers for your mattress and bed on the store. This protective cover will be able to limit the amount of place where bed bugs can hide and make nest. So, for example, if you come from travelling and carrying bed bugs, the bugs won’t be able to hide, which make you easily notice it and take preventive action to eliminate it.

Vacuum Cleaner

Using vacuum cleaner is also good way to prevent bed bugs problem. In fact, you need to vacuum your upholstery and furniture to clean it from bed bugs, before they hide it deep in the fabric. After you clean it, remove the content and put it in the sealed plastic bag. Dispose it away from your house, so the bugs won’t get spread again. More than that, you need to make sure to empty your vacuum cleaner, to make sure the bug won’t be able to survive.

No Clutter

It’s like we said before, it doesn’t matter if your house clean or not, as long as bugs can find place to hide, they will be able to grow and infest your house. Clutter is one of those places. Usually, you keep some stuff at one place and it becomes clutter. With this condition, bugs will be able to stay at there. Therefore, to minimize the place where bed bugs can hide and grow, remove the clutter.

Door Sweeps

Installing door sweeps or jams to seal the gap on the bottom of your door can become one of best way to prevent the bed bugs problem. You can find this kind of product on many local stores. This method is useful, if you live near with other people, like in apartment or such. This will prevent bed bugs from outside to come into your house. If your house has some crack on the door or wall, make sure you fix it as soon as possible. ( Return to the home page )